项庄舞剑
【拼音】xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn
【英文】 lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 刘邦(idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during Feast at Hongmen 鸿门宴in 206 BC); fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
【基本释义】 比喻说话和行动的真实意图别有所指。同“项庄舞剑，意在沛公”
【详细解释】
【解释】：比喻说话和行动的真实意图别有所指。同“项庄舞剑，意在沛公”
【出自】：清·刘坤一《致张香涛书》：“［定兴］乃于署督篆任内，奏参银元局及淮山盐务，牵涉敝署，不无激射之词，论者谓为项庄舞剑，而弟因未尝稍存芥蒂也。”